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Premiership Rugby are seeking greater access to clubs' accounts, as they attempt to establish the scale of the financial crisis facing the league.
As of Friday, Worcester are likely to be suspended from all competitions and could go into administration - a fate which also awaits Wasps if they don't settle an unpaid tax bill next month.
In theory, both clubs could be relegated as punishment. Amid the turmoil, PRL are demanding powers of scrutiny which they have not had before.
Premiership Rugby want greater access to clubs' accounts amid the league's financial crisis
Worcester are likely to become suspended from all competitions and may face administration
Asked if the plight of the two troubled Midlands clubs is the tip of the iceberg, the chief executive of the organisation which runs the league, Simon Massie-Taylor, said: '"Tip of the iceberg" is dramatic here, but we've got to have the ability around club finances to answer that question.
'We need better visibility of club finances. It's always been that Premiership Rugby hasn't had full
